Football World Cup: World Cup Update - France seek spirit of '98

France seek spirit of '98
France lifted the FIFA World Cup after defeating Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 Final, but as Roberto Carlos noted, Brazil have accomplished quite a bit themselves since then. Saturday's reunion promises to be some match...
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Five + five = Klose's record
No German player had scored five goals in separate FIFA World Cup tournaments before Miroslav Klose achieved the feat with his equaliser against Argentina. In fact only one other player in the history of the competition has ever managed it...
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'Now I am a fan of football!'
Yelena Isinbayeva, 24, is a renowned Russian pole vaulter. In 2004, she won Olympic gold with a new world record of 4.91, has been voted Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF both in 2004 and 2005, and is the holder of numerous world records...
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Football united against discrimination
For the first time at the FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA are holding Anti-Discrimination Days with the full involvement of those teams still competing at the Germany 2006...
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The numbers suggest it's Brazil... or Germany
Playing around with numbers produces a series of quirky pointers towards the likely winners of the FIFA World Cup Trophy. It suggests that the champions on 9 July will once again be Brazil. Or should that be Germany...
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Scolari looking for England hat-trick
English fans must be sick of the sight of Luiz Felipe Scolari as, for the third major tournament in a row, Felip o is set to lead a team out against England in a decisive quarter-final showdown...
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Gallas: We're getting stronger and stronger
In an exclusive interview with FIFAworldcup.com, France defender William Gallas spoke about Les Bleus progress at Germany 2006 and looked ahead to their quarter-final clash with Brazil...
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1 July: Past winners eye semi-final spots
Portugal join three former world champions namely England, Brazil and France under the spotlight today as the remaining semi-final places are decided in Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen...
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